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[IRCA] Grouchy old men / Miller's Law
- Subject: [IRCA] Grouchy old men / Miller's Law
- From: ericf@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:07:30 -0700 (MST)
> John Callarman, Krum TX wrote:
> I also have advised in editorials periodically throughout my
professional career that one should be careful about accusing someone of
lying. If a person says what he believes, he is not lying.
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John, good post. And may I add, one of the rules I came across years ago
that has served me well in these kinds of discussions:
Miller's Law
"In order to understand what another person is saying, you must assume
that it is true, and try to imagine what it could be true of."
ef
Vancouver
but off to Golden Lake, Ontario for the weekend
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